P3M Practice Lead/ Head of PMO
Location: Hybrid; with travel expected to Logiq’s offices in Bristol, Chippenham or Exeter.
Salary: Negotiable, plus car allowance, plus up to 10% performance bonus*, plus excellent benefits package.
Logiq is a fast-growing Technology Company, providing cutting-edge solutions to high-risk clients across Private and Public Sector. Due to rapid growth in our Project, Programme and Portfolio (P3M) Practice, we are looking for an experienced P3M Practice Lead/Head of PMO to join our team.
What is P3M?
Our Project, Programme and Portfolio Practice (P3M) is the backbone of effective delivery. It ensures that initiatives are aligned to strategy, governed effectively, and executed efficiently to deliver real value to our clients. Our P3M team brings clarity, structure, and control to complex projects and programmes, predominantly within the public sector.
Logiq’s P3M team pride themselves on their ability to:
* Lead high-impact initiatives, solving real-world problems through structured delivery and stakeholder alignment.
* Operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, helping customers deliver transformation with confidence.
* Deliver technical capability, supporting our clients to embed highly secure solutions in a rapidly changing digital landscape.
Our P3M Practice is where disciplined delivery drives measurable outcomes and sustained value, ensuring that change isn’t just managed, but made successfully.
Why Join Us?
* Become part of a growing brand that supports the UK to become more secure, more resilient, and better prepared for the evolving risks and threats to the systems, infrastructure, and critical services the nation depends on.
* Solve complex cyber security challenges by working on impactful projects that drive efficiency and innovation across high-regulated, diverse sectors.
* Access professional development pathways tailored to your career ambitions.
* Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a competitive benefits package.
What the team say
“At Logiq, I love being part of a team that thrives on exciting, fast-paced projects in complex environments. We focus on delivering real value rather than getting bogged down by unnecessary processes. The collaborative culture encourages initiative and empowers me to make impactful decisions, with support always available when I need it. I also feel supported in my project work and career development, with plenty of opportunities to enhance my skills and take on new challenges. Logiq’s investment in its people ensures I have both the tools and encouragement to achieve my goals.
As someone with a challenging home life, including children with additional needs, the hybrid working model has been invaluable. Logiq treats me as a professional, trusting me to manage my work, projects, and outputs while balancing my family commitments. The flexibility to adapt my schedule for school runs and care needs, combined with a supportive team and rewarding work, makes this a truly unique place to grow and succeed.”
The Role:
We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking leader to take on a dual role that blends hands-on management excellence with strategic delivery oversight, a P3M Practice Lead and Head of PMO. Reporting directly to the COO, you will be responsible for both leading our established P3M practice, which includes project managers, programme managers, and resource managers; and designing, implementing and ongoing leadership of a central Project Management Office (PMO) able to scale with the business to drive consistency, governance, and high-value delivery.
Key responsibilities as P3M Practice Lead include:
* Capability Planning. Own and execute a Capability Plan that aligns with Logiq’s business strategy, defining investments required and managing the training plan and any development activities to develop the practice’s capability and maturity. Ensure succession planning and the professional development of consultants is aligned to forecasted needs and long-term growth.
* Capability Management. Identify skill gaps and provide high-quality coaching, mentoring, and personal development support through regular 1:1s, PDRs, and career development plans, for direct reports with oversight of the broader practice.
* Leadership & People Management. Provide strong, visible leadership to coordinate the strategic development, pastoral care, and engagement of consultants. Directly lead and manage Practice Team Leads, ensuring they are equipped and supported to manage their teams effectively in line with Logiq’s values and strategic objectives. Foster a culture of excellence in P3M through a unifying team charter.
* Operational Excellence. Continuously improve Logiq’s Business Management Systems, looking for effectiveness and efficiency in P3Ms ways of working, collaborating with other Practice Leads to achieve synergy and standardisation.
* Resource & Financial Planning. Own the practice’s recruitment pipeline, ensuring timely and strategic hiring aligned with the capability plan and business demand. Be accountable for efficient and effective candidate selection and onboarding processes that deliver talented hires and a best-in-class candidate experience.
* Commercial & Business Development Support. Enable and support consultants in contributing to business development activities, including bid development, client relationship management, and pipeline planning. Support the Business Development team through maintenance of practice marketing and informative materials (e.g. capability catalogue, case studies).
* Management. Support Logiq’s Graduate Scheme by ensuring the provision of skilled mentors, line managers, and placement opportunities aligned with capability planning and future demand. Approve expenses, timesheets and annual leave for direct reports, ensuring compliance for the broader practice. Routinely report key KPIs to the COO to inform on Practice health.
Key responsibilities as Head of PMO include:
* Establish the PMO Function. Design, establish, and embed a fit-for-purpose PMO function from the ground up, likely moving from directive (as dual-rolled and owning line managements for PMs) to controlling.
* Implement Best Practice. Define and implement standards, frameworks, and tools to enable effective project and programme delivery.
* Improving Capability to Deliver. Raise the capability of our delivery management by implementing a Community of Practice and leading on best practice in capability development.
* Embed Governance. Establish robust governance, reporting, and assurance processes to support executive visibility and decision-making.
* Reporting and Senior Collaboration. Collaborate with senior stakeholders to inform on project financials, delivery risk and performance.
* Monitor Delivery Performance. Set vital delivery KPIs to monitor and control delivery performance for our customers.
This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your expertise or specialise further, with the opportunity to develop a function from scratch, with Logiq’s support for your professional growth.
What We’re Looking for:
Essential
* Proven experience leading a P3M function, including the line management of multiple Team Leads.
* Proven experience of building a PMO in a complex, fast-paced environment.
* Track record in successful delivery of complex technology projects, programmes, and portfolios using a range of methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, Agile).
* Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
* Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
* A track record of building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
* Experience in using Project Management technology such as Project Online, JIRA, Azure, DevOps, etc.
* HMG Security Clearance SC (or willingness to obtain with guidance from Logiq).
Desirable
* Experience of leading a PMO specifically within a Consultancy.
* A background in public sector projects.
Other information:
Logiq is committed to investing in people, offering clear progression pathway into our consultancy service, and we will passionately support professional growth to develop our employees.
Flexible working is available including part-time / term time working patterns. All suggestions are welcomed to be discussed as part of a proposed employment package. We are an equal-opportunities employer.
*Bonus payments are discretionary and awarded upon successful completion of probation.